Will Smith, Jessica Chastain Among the Winners at the Screen Actors Guild Awards
There were some surprises among the more predictable wins.
As Hollywood’s acting community gathered to give each other kudos on Sunday night, there were a few surprises and a little history made at the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
The biggest film prizes went to a mixture of those many predicted would win and those in with a chance, but no guarantee. Will Smith felt the love from his fellow performers, winning Male Actor in a Leading Role for ‘King Richard’. It cements him as a front-runner for a Best Actor Oscar, though he still faces a significant challenge from the likes of Benedict Cumberbatch, who was nominated here for ‘The Power of the Dog’.
Likewise, Jessica Chastain, who won Female Actor in a Leading Role for 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' but will be up against the celebrated likes of Olivia Colman and Lady Gaga.
It was the supporting categories and film ensemble where history truly happened. Though she was a favorite for the win, ‘West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose became the first queer Afro-Latina to win an individual award. Also, Troy Kotsur of ‘CODA’, the first deaf actor taking home the individual award. ‘CODA’s primarily deaf cast also won Ensemble, a groundbreaking event at the SAG Awards.
On the TV side, everyone had pretty much figured that ‘Succession’s cast of scene-stealers, zinger-slingers and swear monsters would walk away with the Ensemble Cast, Drama award, so it proved to be.
Likewise, the ‘Ted Lasso’ cast, which has been winning awards left, right and center-forward (soccer pun alert!). The ‘Lasso’ luck further extended to leading man Jason Sudeikis, who picked up another trophy for his performance, which is more than the character has so far managed in the British league presented in the series itself.
Yet it was ‘Squid Game’ that truly surprised this year. Following up a Stunt Ensemble win before the show proper kicked off, the Netflix-backed Korean drama survival series won both of its leading categories, with Lee Jung-jae and co-star Jung Ho-yeon both successful.
More predictable were further wins for Mare of Easttown’s Kate Winslet, and ‘Hacks’ Jean Smart, though Michael Keaton’s victory for ‘Dopesick’ came as a small surprise.
Here is the full list of winners:
Film categories:
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
CODA — Eugenio Derbez, Daniel Durant, Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Marlee Matlin, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessica Chastain (The Eyes of Tammy Faye)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Will Smith (King Richard)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Ariana DeBose (West Side Story)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Troy Kotsur (CODA)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
No Time to Die
TV categories:
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Succession — Nicholas Braun, Juliana Canfield, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Dagmara Dominczyk, Peter Friedman, Jihae, Justine Lupe, Matthew Macfadyen, Dasha Nekrasova, Scott Nicholson, David Rasche, Alan Ruck, J. Smith-Cameron, Sarah Snook, Fisher Stevens, Jeremy Strong, Zoë Winters
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Lee Jung-jae (Squid Game)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Jung Ho-yeon (Squid Game)
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Ted Lasso — Annette Badland, Kola Bokinni, Phil Dunster, Cristo Fernández, Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt, Toheeb Jimoh, Nick Mohammed, Sarah Niles, Jason Sudeikis, Jeremy Swift, Juno Temple, Hannah Waddingham (WINNER)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Jason Sudeikis (Ted Lasso)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Jean Smart (Hacks)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Michael Keaton (Dopesick)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
Kate Winslet (Mare of Easttown)
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
Squid Game
Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
Helen Mirren